Bibliolatry
excessive reverence for the Bible as literally interpreted.
extravagant devotion to or dependence upon books.
Historical Examples
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible R. Heber Newton
God The Invisible King Herbert George Wells
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
noun
excessive devotion to or reliance on the Bible
extreme fondness for books
n.
Read Also:
- Bibliological
bibliography (def 3).
- Bibliology
bibliography (def 3). Historical Examples Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 Various
- Bibliologist
bibliography (def 3).
- Bibliomancy
divination by means of a book, especially the Bible, opened at random to some verse or passage, which is then interpreted. Historical Examples Witch, Warlock, and Magician William Henry Davenport Adams noun prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible n.
- Bibliomania
excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books. Historical Examples Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin The Book-Hunter John Hill Burton The Book-Hunter John Hill Burton Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin English Book Collectors William Younger Fletcher Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin […]